Jackson, TN, Tennessee: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 251,6452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,9642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jackson, TN, TNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 28,340 | 75,860 | 105,274 | ||
| R | 31,999 | 74,715 | 108,332 | ||
| R | 27,698 | 64,108 | 94,724 | ||
| R | 35,014 | 62,092 | 98,180 | ||
| R | 39,207 | 63,594 | 104,073 | ||
| R | 39,945 | 55,638 | 96,060 | ||
| R | 38,776 | 45,204 | 84,803 | ||
| R | 35,611 | 36,456 | 76,142 | ||
| D | 38,666 | 38,300 | 84,539 | ||
| R | 29,555 | 43,453 | 73,370 | ||
| R | 32,239 | 46,107 | 78,808 | ||
| R | 36,081 | 38,151 | 75,554 | ||
| D | 38,262 | 30,421 | 69,366 | ||
| R | 14,594 | 43,475 | 59,945 | ||
| O | 14,643 | 21,902 | 62,944 | ||
| D | 29,086 | 27,205 | 56,291 | ||
| R | 21,212 | 27,280 | 49,917 | ||
| D | 24,498 | 22,010 | 47,932 | ||
| D | 22,913 | 22,200 | 45,260 | ||
| D | 14,862 | 10,292 | 30,001 | ||
| D | 15,938 | 11,982 | 27,987 | ||
| D | 19,141 | 11,218 | 30,467 | ||
| D | 17,845 | 7,756 | 25,795 | ||
| D | 14,137 | 6,783 | 21,127 | ||
| R | 10,369 | 10,397 | 20,816 | ||
| D | 11,004 | 7,621 | 19,235 | ||
| D | 18,157 | 17,292 | 35,533 | ||
| D | 11,089 | 8,697 | 20,008 | ||
| D | 9,138 | 5,140 | 18,279 | ||
| D | 9,707 | 7,873 | 18,004 | ||
| D | 9,790 | 8,379 | 18,992 | ||
| D | 11,047 | 9,166 | 20,989 | ||
| D | 13,923 | 10,337 | 24,647 | ||
| D | 10,198 | 7,802 | 20,718 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.5%
English
12.4%
Irish
9.3%
German
6.7%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.4%
French
0.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,964
Jackson, TN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson, TN$57,964
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.0%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson's media market stretches across West Tennessee's agricultural flatlands, where small-county electorates and a modest urban core in Madison County produce reliable high-turnout patterns in statewide contests.
The Democratic margin in Jackson, TN peaked at thirty-nine points in 1936. By 1996 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,964 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson, TN, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 105,274 votes cast, 28,340 went Democratic and 75,860 went Republican.
What is Jackson, TN, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jackson, TN, Tennessee as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jackson, TN, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, TN, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Jackson, TN, Tennessee has a population of 251,645 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Median household income in Jackson, TN, Tennessee is $57,964 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Jackson, TN, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson, TN, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.